Phrase guide

baby boomer

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A person born in the postwar years, generally considered in the United States and other Allied countries as between 1946 and the early 1960s.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, US, capitalized, sometimes

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: boomer

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

Alternative letter-case form of baby boomer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 3

a member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • they expanded the schools for a generation of baby boomers

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: boomer

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul

History

Etymology

From baby + boomer or baby boom + -er, when there was a marked increase in birthrates throughout the Western world following the return of servicemen at the end of World War II.

Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: бейби бумър (bejbi bumǎr) — person born after Second World War
  • Catalan: baby-boomer — person born after Second World War
  • Chinese Mandarin: 第二次世界大戰後生育高峰期出生的人 /第二次世界大战后生育高峰期出生的人 (dì èr cì shìjiè dàzhàn hòu shēngyù gāofēngqī chūshēng de rén) — person born after Second World War
  • Chinese Mandarin: 嬰兒潮一代 /婴儿潮一代 (yīng'ércháoyīdài) — person born after Second World War
  • Dutch: babyboomer — person born after Second World War
  • Finnish: suurten ikäluokkien edustaja — person born after Second World War
  • Finnish: suuriin ikäluokkiin kuuluva — person born after Second World War
  • Finnish: suuret ikäluokat — person born after Second World War
  • French: bébé-boumeur — person born after Second World War
  • French: bébé-boumeuse — person born after Second World War
  • French: baby boomer — person born after Second World War
  • French: baby-boomer — person born after Second World War
  • German: Babyboomer — person born after Second World War
  • German: Babyboomerin — person born after Second World War
  • Greek: παιδί της μεταπολίτευσης (paidí tis metapolítefsis) — person born after Second World War
  • Greek: μπούμερ (boúmer) — person born after Second World War
  • Hebrew: בייבי בומר — person born after Second World War
  • Hungarian: a baby boom generáció tagja — person born after Second World War
  • Hungarian: Ratkó-gyerek (referring to the Ratkó period) — person born after Second World War
  • Italian: baby boomer — person born after Second World War
  • Japanese: ベビーブーマー (bebībūmā) — person born after Second World War
  • Japanese: 団塊の世代 — person born after Second World War
  • Korean: 베이비 부머 (beibi bumeo) — person born after Second World War
  • Portuguese: baby boomer — person born after Second World War
  • Russian: бэ́би-бу́мер (bɛ́bi-búmer) — person born after Second World War
  • Slovak: generácia baby boomers — person born after Second World War
  • Spanish: baby boomer — person born after Second World War
  • Swedish: babyboomare — person born after Second World War
  • Swedish: köttberg — person born after Second World War
  • Yiddish: בעיבי בומער (beybi bumer) — person born after Second World War
  • Yiddish: בייבי בומער (beybi bumer) — person born after Second World War